Microsoft Launches DirectSR API to Streamline Game Upscaling

The new API facilitates easier integration of AI-upscaling technologies from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel, promising enhanced gaming experiences.

Microsoft introduces DirectSR, a new API designed to simplify the integration of AI-upscaling technologies from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel into games.
DirectSR promises a smoother and more efficient gaming experience by supporting multi-vendor super-resolution technologies through a unified set of inputs and outputs.
The API is developed in partnership with major GPU vendors and aims to resolve the challenges developers face in implementing various upscaling solutions.
DirectSR will be available soon in the Agility SDK as a public preview, allowing developers to test and provide feedback.
The announcement follows the discovery of an 'Automatic Super Resolution' feature in a test version of Windows 11, suggesting a move towards AI-enhanced game smoothness and detail.